The History of Film

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Film History #78

A (mostly) chronological exploration of international film history. Each episode is a deep dive into the history of the people, events, technologies, cultural forces, and most all the movies that have molded cinema into what it is today! Join host Jacob Aschieris and other listeners for an in depth, thoughtful listening experience, and learn why no story ever written for the screen is as dramatic as the story of the screen itself!
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  • 34- American Invasion, Sessue Hayakawa, and "The Cheat"
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  • 33- War on Film, Film at War
    Nov 3, 2024 – 22:16
  • 32- Foundation of Death, Foundation of Light
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  • Announcement – Plans and Reasons
    Aug 10, 2023 – 04:55
  • 31- Gertie: The First Animated Character
    May 15, 2022 – 31:04
  • 30- Animation Before the Dinosaur
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  • 29- Phantasmagoria
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  • 28- Drawings That Can Dance
    Nov 25, 2021 – 32:16
  • 27- The Fall of Babylon, The Fall of Griffith
    Nov 6, 2021 – 34:41
  • 26- The Birth of a Nation: Part III
    Oct 27, 2021 – 55:26
  • 25- The Birth of a Nation: Part II
    Sep 28, 2021 – 33:46
  • 24- The Birth of a Nation: Part I
    Sep 22, 2021 – 26:28
  • Bonus: Film as Cultural Artifacts
    Sep 6, 2021 – 15:04
  • 23- D. W. Griffith
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  • 22- Italian Futurism and Everything Else
    Aug 25, 2021 – 42:00
  • Announcement: Updates on "The History of Film" Going Forward
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  • 21- Astonishing Super Spectacles
    Jul 26, 2021 – 32:43
  • 20- Rise of the Roman Film Empire
    Jul 5, 2021 – 22:40
  • 19- Murderers, Vamps and Deviants: The Work of Louis Feuillade
    Jun 10, 2021 – 34:59
  • 18- Heroines and Villains Every Week! Early U.S. Serial Film
    Jun 1, 2021 – 22:36
  • 17- Film D'art
    May 24, 2021 – 18:56
  • 16a- Florence Lawrence
    May 17, 2021 – 09:23
  • 16- The Stars are Born
    May 17, 2021 – 17:41
  • 15- Feature Presentations
    May 10, 2021 – 19:23
  • 14a- Inside the Nickelodeon
    Apr 30, 2021 – 29:51
  • 14- Growing Audiences and Consolidating Power
    Apr 11, 2021 – 28:45
  • 13- Edwin S. Porter and the Revolution of the Shot
    Mar 23, 2021 – 30:29
  • 12- Edwin S. Porter and Parallel Editing
    Mar 14, 2021 – 30:06
  • 11a- The Movies of Alice Guy
    Feb 24, 2021 – 29:51
  • 11- Titans of French Film 2: Leon Gaumont and Alice Guy
    Feb 12, 2021 – 34:28
  • 10- The Life and Work of Max Linder
    Jan 19, 2021 – 22:42
  • 9- Titans of Early French Film 1: Pathé
    Jan 5, 2021 – 16:20
  • 8- George Albert Smith and the Brighton School
    Nov 17, 2020 – 29:37
  • 7- Georges Méliès and the Magic of Editing
    Oct 21, 2020 – 26:37
  • 6- Lumiere "Firsts" and Advancements in Film Before Georges Méliès
    Sep 22, 2020 – 15:49
  • 5- The Lumiere Brothers and Projected Cinema
    Aug 29, 2020 – 19:37
  • 4- Edison, Dixon and The Black Maria
    Aug 10, 2020 – 21:46
  • 3- The Birth of Cinema
    Jul 18, 2020 – 19:29
  • 2- Cinema's Artistic Antecedents
    Jul 6, 2020 – 19:28
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    Jun 19, 2020 – 25:36
Recent Reviews
  • AdgieD
    Thoughtful and Beautifully Written Film Companion
    I decided one day to watch all the greatest movies from around the world, starting at the beginning. But how to do it? What film techniques are being developed or perfected? How did society receive the movies when they first appeared on the screen? This podcast has been the perfect companion on my film journey. Not only does it help me understand early film, but it also exemplifies how podcasts should be done. I love how the episodes are written and produced. I can really tell how much care goes into it, and I really appreciate it. I look forward to many more episodes!
  • dingobros
    I would like to note an earlier on-screen kiss
    If you count Muybridge’s chronophotography as Cinema. The earliest on screen kiss was between two nude lesbians
  • Aeronius
    Great podcast
    A fantastically interesting and informative podcast about the early history of film. The host is well informed, humble, and relaxing to listen to.
  • FavaM
    Such a gift!
    This podcast is not only informative, but just interesting and sharing a great moral compass. The author researches deeply and helps us to understand the history of film and how films shape culture. I feel like I have a good, smart friend helping me to contemplate film and critically approach it in a way that increases my joy and my awareness.
  • Wafer 123
    Great Podcast!
    Very informative and great presentation. Good voice and pacing to listen to. Was checking out some silent films on YouTube from around the turn of the century and was wondering how the art form got there and this podcast has been very helpful in filling me in.
  • Silversister!!
    Wonderful!
    This is such a great podcast. Facinating, informative and the pace is perfect
  • BlueNeonStar
    Looking forward to future episodes
    I appreciate the breadth of history covered in this podcast. It is informative and interesting.
  • Chickencakes
    I have been wanting this for ages...
    Finally there is a podcast about film history that isn’t annoying, that is academic, and actually helpful and cool. Bless this man.
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